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Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential candidate, speaks at her election night watch party in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2024
Trump campaign dismisses Haley after South Carolina win
The former president has easily swept all five Republican nominating contests thus far, winning states in the Midwest, Northeast, South and West.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the aid package for Ukraine, from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2024
Biden pushes Republicans on Ukraine aid bill amid Trump opposition
The bill would also fund U.S. troops in the Middle East, humanitarian aid in Gaza and defense companies and submarine manufacturing in the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to U.S. talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 10, 2024
Putin to U.S.: Let’s make a deal on Ukraine (on my terms)
The message seemed aimed at the American right and Republicans in Congress, with an eye to undermining support for aid to Ukraine.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing in Washington on Nov. 8. The chances of Mayorkas being convicted in the Senate seem to be almost zero.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2024
Inside impeachment’s rise as a weapon of partisan warfare in the U.S.
Impeachment has essentially become just another weapon in today’s bitter, tit-for-tat partisan wars.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits the stage during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2024
For the anti-Trump wing of the GOP, it all comes down to Tuesday
The old guard of the Republican Party has rallied around Nikki Haley ahead of New Hampshire’s primary, in a long-shot bid to stop the former president.
Donald Trump and his campaign are keenly aware of the publicity and sympathy his court appearances can generate with his loyal base of supporters.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2024
A day in Trump's world: Morning in court, evening on the campaign
The former U.S. president's unusual schedule sums up the unprecedented nature of this year's election.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak during a news conference in Washington on Tuesday. Zelenskyy came to the U.S. Congress to appeal for more aid to resist Russia's invasion, and Republican leaders told him to first wait for an elusive U.S. deal on immigration.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 13, 2023
Zelenskyy meets U.S. Republicans in push for aid to fight Russia
Some Republicans oppose more aid, saying any further money must be paired with changes to immigration policy at home.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Edinburg, Texas, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2023
Not just Biden: 77-year-old Trump also under age scrutiny
Externally, it's unclear if Trump's gaffes indicate fatigue or decline.
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2023
Untested new U.S. House speaker faces daunting first days
Republican Mike Johnson, a conservative with little leadership experience, was elected as speaker on Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana
WORLD / Politics
Oct 25, 2023
U.S. Republicans try, try again with fourth speaker nominee
Congress has been at a standstill and unable to address multiple global crises, as well as the fast-approaching threat of a government shutdown.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent searches for migrants trying to enter the United States from the Mexico border, in a desert area in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2023
Republicans use Israeli-Hamas war to push hard line on immigration
U.S. presidential hopefuls are attempting to link a foreign conflict to the domestic debate over immigration.
Social division and the polarization of the American political system are becoming more and more apparent.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2023
Where is the America I once knew headed?
The sociopolitical transformation I witnessed in San Francisco is not just a West Coast phenomenon, but perhaps a nationwide trend.
Former U.S. President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2023
Indictment could push Trump closer to 2024 Republican nomination
The former U.S. president has made the indictments a central plank of his campaign platform, portraying himself as the target of a biased justice system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2023
What should America make of Trump’s mad power grab plan?
Former U.S. President Donald is campaigning on a pledge to remake the office, concentrating more power in the Oval Office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023
Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?
Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2023
Why Jair Bolsonaro was barred in Brazil but Trump can run in the U.S.
In both the United States and Brazil, former presidents made baseless claims of fraud, and their supporters stormed government buildings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2023
Culture wars put American companies on the defensive
Once deemed ineffectual, such protests have made gains in size and impact as the country's political life becomes increasingly polarized.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives complete another assertive term
Liberal justices found themselves in the role of the dissenting minority in some of the nine-month term's biggest cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2023
Neutralizing Trump’s big lies
Trump’s falsehoods about the federal case against him threaten to undermine public confidence in law enforcement — just as his lies about the 2020 election did for American democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2023
Trump hardens position on abortion while railing against indictment
His speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition follow speculation over a 15-week federal ban wanted by anti-abortion activists.

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